Ladbrokes Tip: The Chairman’s Handicap has produced more Sydney Cup winners than any other lead-up race
The Sydney Cup is one of four Group 1 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival features held on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick Racecourse on the second Saturday in April* each season.

2022 Sydney Cup winner Knights Order. Photo: Steve Hart.
*In 2021 the Sydney Cup ran on the third Saturday of April with all race meetings of the autumn in Sydney from Slipper Day onwards postponed a week due to the weather.
The meeting’s headline race is also the The Championship’s richest – the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). The Sydney Cup is another lucrative clash offering a total of $2 million in prize money including $1.2 million to the Sydney Cup winner.
In 2020 the Sydney Cup prize money was reduced to $1 million with $580,000 for the winner due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to $2 million for the 2021 edition.
Run over 3200m the two mile classic is held over the same distance as the ‘race that stops a nation’ – the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November in the spring. Stayers in the Sydney Cup field face off under handicap conditions with the lowest handicap weight being 50kgs, or 48kgs for the three-year-olds. Winners of the Chipping Norton Stakes and Tancred Stakes (formerly The BMW) are exempt from Sydney Cup ballot.
The traditional lead-up to the Sydney Cup is the Group 2 Chairman’s Handicap (2600m) run the previous Saturday and that also offers a ballot and penalty exemption for the Group 1 back at the track the following weekend.
The last horse to complete the Chairman’s Handicap – Sydney Cup double was the Gai Waterhouse-trained The Offer (2014).
The 2023 Sydney Cup took place at Royal Randwick on Saturday April 8, 2023 as part of Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ and was won in an upset by the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack ($26).
Sydney Cup Race Info
- Date: Saturday April 8, 2023
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 3200m
- Conditions: Handicap
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $2 million
- First Run: 1862
2023 Sydney Cup Results
The 2023 Sydney Cup results and finishing order will be confirmed on Saturday April 8, 2023 and announced below as soon as available.

2023 Sydney Cup winner Explosive Jack was excellent posting his first win since a Derby double back in 2021. Photo: Steve Hart.
- 1st: #8 Explosive Jack
- 2nd: #20 True Marvel
- 3rd: #2 Knights Order
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack ($26) was enormous posting an upset in the Sydney Cup 2023 results ahead of triple-figure roughie True Marvel ($151) and the reigning champion Knights Order ($16). Apprentice Dylan Gibbons got a dream run in the two-mile classic to post his first Group 1 success on Explosive Jack who won for the first time since the 2021 ATC Derby – SA Derby double.
Sydney Cup Betting
Sydney Cup betting is led each year by the best performing stayers in the Chairman’s Handicap held only seven days earlier on Day 1 of The Championships.
Horses that ran in the first four in their lead-up runs have a top record in the classic and so always feature highly up the Sydney Cup odds as do gallopers with proven two mile form.
Only four Sydney Cup winners since 1983 have come off a lead-up run outside of Sydney with the former Kiwi-trained mare Etah James (2020) having run fourth in the Auckland Cup across the Tasman, the UK raider Polarisation (2017), Adelaide Cup winner Gallic (2007), and Mr. Prudent (2001) who ran third in a Melbourne Group 3 at Caulfield.
Sydney Cup favourites have a solid record in the race over the past decade with six saluting for the punters from 2005 – 2023 most recently The Offer (2014).
Older gallopers also run well in the race with six seven-year-old winners including Etah James (2020) and Knights Order (2022), one eight-year-old veteran and Who Shot The Barman (2018) winning at nine years of age from 2006 – 2020.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with Selino saluting at 25/1 to hand trainer Chris Waller a fifth win in the two-mile classic.
In 2023 there was another upset with Explosive Jack winning at Sydney Cup odds of $26. He defeated fellow roughies True Marvel ($151) and the previous year’s champ Knights Order ($16) in a lucrative Sydney Cup trifecta.
2023 Sydney Cup Odds
The Sydney Cup 2023 betting odds will be published below as soon as markets on the Group 1 two mile classic are open.
Early market betting odds on the 2023 Sydney Cup will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.
Sydney Cup Field

Grand Marshal (2015) won at Sydney Cup odds of $41 in an upset autumn Group 1 result. Photo Credit: Steve Hart.
The Sydney Cup field attracts the season’s best stayers coming out of the Chairman’s Handicap the previous weekend also held at Randwick.
The Chairman’s Handicap has produced more Sydney Cup winners than any other lead-up race with The Offer (2014) the latest to do the double. Knights Order (2nd in 2022) was the last Sydney Cup winner to come out of the Chairman’s on the quick back-up.
Earlier, Rosehill’s Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) held in March can be a solid Sydney Cup lead-up but Country Tyrone (2006) was the last to do the double.
The Group 3 NE Manion Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day is another early Sydney Cup lead-up with The Offer (2014) the last to win both races in the same year.
Victorian gallopers meanwhile may have a lead-up into the Sydney Cup field via the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) in late March.
Sydney Cup nominations close on a Tuesday in early February before first acceptances are taken a month later.
The final Sydney Cup field of acceptors and barrier draw are then out on the Tuesday before the race and often attracts horses that have previous two mile form in races like the Adelaide Cup in March and the spring’s iconic Melbourne Cup.
2023 Sydney Cup Field
The Sydney Cup 2023 field and barrier draw will be announced by Racing NSW on the Tuesday leading-up to race day and published in full below.
The 2023 Sydney Cup final field features a capacity line-up of 20 autumn stayers led in betting by Joseph O’Brien’s Irish raider Cleveland coming off a good first-up run in Australia when fifth at WFA in the Tancred Stakes.
2023 Sydney Cup Nominations
The 2023 Sydney Cup nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of February, 2023.
The official Sydney Cup 2023 nominations attracted 133 autumn stayers.
|
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
420x70241x |
AIN’TNODEELDUN |
G |
5 |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
|
2 |
644087340x |
ALAKAHAN (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
85 |
3 |
0314x7106x |
ALEGRON |
G |
4 |
James Cummings |
|
4 |
344x25x34x |
ALMANIA (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Kris Lees |
81 |
5 |
41x8045x8x |
AMADE (IRE) |
G |
9 |
Phillip Stokes |
|
6 |
6x7x91475x |
ANGEL (FR) |
G |
5 |
Ben & JD Hayes |
|
7 |
13x321311x |
AQUACADE (NZ) |
M |
4 |
Lance Noble |
|
8 |
217123820x |
ARAPAHO (FR) |
G |
6 |
Bjorn Baker |
103 |
9 |
22x412x985 |
ASEAN LEGEND (IRE) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
67 |
10 |
6811x91x |
ASTERIX (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott |
|
11 |
4x2162334x |
ATHABASCAN (FR) |
H |
4 |
John O’Shea |
88 |
12 |
15x36x403x |
BARON SAMEDI (GB) |
G |
6 |
Joseph O’Brien |
|
13 |
6x5752911x |
BASTIDA (NZ) |
G |
4 |
John Sargent |
68 |
14 |
422118x |
BELLATRIX BLACK (NZ) |
M |
4 |
Kris Lees |
84 |
15 |
542x64260x |
BENAUD |
G |
4 |
John O’Shea |
102 |
16 |
|
BOCCHERINI (JPN) |
H |
7 |
Yasutoshi Ikee |
|
17 |
317541274x |
BOYSZEE |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
67 |
18 |
1x11121x1x |
BROOME (IRE) |
H |
7 |
Aidan O’Brien |
|
19 |
223x64533x |
CABOCHE (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
80 |
20 |
x3x051128x |
CADRE DU NOIR (USA) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
98 |
21 |
421x40030x |
CEPHEUS (GB) |
G |
6 |
Matthew Dunn |
91 |
22 |
30x044x91x |
CHALK STREAM (GB) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
95 |
23 |
551x5122x |
CLEVELAND (IRE) |
H |
5 |
Joseph O’Brien |
|
24 |
423215180x |
COGNAC (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Richard & Will Freedman |
77 |
25 |
1213x0706x |
DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Phillip Stokes |
|
26 |
|
DILLIAN (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
27 |
27x641213x |
DIONYSUS (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
|
28 |
x21126x59x |
DUKE OF HASTINGS (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Simon Zahra |
|
29 |
x1x701161x |
DURSTON (GB) |
G |
7 |
Chris Waller |
109 |
30 |
x3111x360x |
EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) |
G |
5 |
William Haggas |
|
31 |
3128x3381x |
EL PATRONESS |
M |
4 |
Danny O’Brien |
104 |
32 |
x35x15812x |
EMISSARY (GB) |
G |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
|
33 |
17x134115x |
ESSENTIAL SKY (NZ) |
M |
5 |
John Sargent |
71 |
34 |
13x9500x7x |
EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
35 |
4x677x777x |
EXTRA ELUSIVE (GB) |
G |
8 |
Symon Wilde |
|
36 |
2222x541x |
FANTASISING (GB) |
M |
5 |
Cliff Brown |
|
37 |
3x31119x8x |
FATHER’S DAY (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Bjorn Baker |
70 |
38 |
5x0111324x |
FLOATING ARTIST (GB) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
39 |
54x451214x |
GEAR UP (IRE) |
H |
5 |
Annabel Neasham |
|
40 |
48x064314x |
GIN MARTINI (NZ) |
M |
4 |
John Sargent |
92 |
41 |
97261x078x |
GLENTANEOUS (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
|
42 |
2310x6545x |
GLINT OF HOPE (JPN) |
M |
4 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
98 |
43 |
0x1205x51x |
GLORY DAZE (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
44 |
x3x335291x |
GOLD TRIP (FR) |
H |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
45 |
x7x5940x4x |
GRAND PROMENADE (GB) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
46 |
17x7x442x6 |
GRENOBLE (GB) |
G |
4 |
Ben & JD Hayes |
|
47 |
221x8x2153 |
HANDSOME (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Kris Lees |
69 |
48 |
0x870x938x |
HELENE LEADINGSTAR |
G |
8 |
Ben & JD Hayes |
85 |
49 |
5x8381307x |
HERMAN HESSE (GB) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
50 |
25x341613x |
HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) |
M |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
51 |
11x014x38x |
HINT OF STARS (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Matt Cumani |
|
52 |
2x3223180x |
HOO YA MAL (GB) |
H |
4 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
101 |
53 |
22x171353x |
IL PARADISO (USA) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
107 |
54 |
8024226x4x |
IN A TWINKLING |
G |
7 |
Kris Lees |
|
55 |
3x7154x08x |
IVY LEAGUE (USA) |
M |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
56 |
x142x18x0x |
KALAPOUR (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Kris Lees |
83 |
57 |
2406x1311x |
KING FRANKEL (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Mark Newnham |
|
58 |
|
KING OF DRAGON (JPN) |
H |
6 |
Yoshito Yahagi |
|
59 |
521x13439x |
KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) |
G |
8 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
|
60 |
x8x835593x |
LE BAOL (FR) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
85 |
61 |
054x10172x |
LE DON DE VIE (GB) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
108 |
62 |
1156753x8x |
LE VILLI (NZ) |
M |
4 |
Kris Lees |
85 |
63 |
x80570501x |
LEADERBOARD (USA) |
G |
8 |
Mark Walker |
|
64 |
428120x64x |
LINCOLN KING (NZ) |
G |
8 |
Stephen Marsh |
|
65 |
|
LIONEL (GB) |
G |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
66 |
156x46612x |
LUNAR FLARE |
M |
7 |
Grahame Begg |
|
67 |
8235x2149x |
LYRICAL LADY (GB) |
M |
4 |
Kris Lees |
68 |
68 |
14x112159x |
MANKAYAN (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
103 |
69 |
41105x897x |
MEMPHIS (GER) |
M |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
|
70 |
431x42847x |
MIDNIGHT BLUE |
G |
6 |
John Leek (Jnr) |
98 |
71 |
3521×42121 |
MIKASA |
M |
4 |
John Thompson |
69 |
72 |
9x041x7x0x |
MILFORD SOUND (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Michael Moroney |
|
73 |
6223330x0x |
MIMI’S AWARD |
M |
5 |
Ben & JD Hayes |
|
74 |
1725x |
MURAMASA |
C |
3 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
|
75 |
523150x |
MVITA |
M |
5 |
Pat Carey |
61 |
76 |
1x0x00x96x |
NANCHO (GER) |
G |
8 |
Archie Alexander |
|
77 |
512125121x |
NAVAJO PEAK |
G |
4 |
David Payne |
74 |
78 |
2x9248x97x |
NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) |
M |
7 |
Michael Moroney |
|
79 |
x536107x2x |
NO COMPROMISE (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Chris Waller |
107 |
80 |
8x86410x0x |
NOONDAY GUN (GB) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
81 |
2x470x8x8x |
NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
82 |
926x79272x |
OCEANIC FLASH (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
71 |
83 |
080x02811x |
OSO SAVVY (NZ) |
G |
6 |
John Wheeler |
|
84 |
976340834x |
OUTLANDOS |
G |
6 |
John Sargent |
84 |
85 |
7332x0073x |
OZ LEGEND (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
67 |
86 |
x03436316x |
PERSAN |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
87 |
21234x747x |
PESTO (GB) |
G |
7 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
79 |
88 |
1334x11x6x |
PLAYOFFS (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
89 |
12x403513x |
PRINCESS RHAENYS |
M |
5 |
Peter G Moody |
|
90 |
674x15x76x |
RAGING BULL |
G |
4 |
David Payne |
84 |
91 |
x5x81x121x |
RAISE YOU (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Joseph O’Brien |
|
92 |
9x4411x46x |
REGAL POWER |
G |
7 |
John Leek (Jnr) |
111 |
93 |
0x3435111x |
RIGHT YOU ARE |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
94 |
0x94530x5x |
SACRAMENTO |
G |
6 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
99 |
95 |
741932311x |
SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) |
G |
8 |
Danny O’Brien |
|
96 |
x45111511x |
SAUNTER BOY (FR) |
G |
10 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
97 |
826x21103x |
SECRET GLAMOUR |
M |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
78 |
98 |
541x08408x |
SELINO (GB) |
G |
7 |
Chris Waller |
104 |
99 |
11x207x90x |
SIR LAMORAK (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Kris Lees |
|
100 |
1x81x2480x |
SIR LUCAN (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
|
101 |
19x921177x |
SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
102 |
31x6211x |
SO UNUSUAL (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
|
103 |
x70741335x |
SOPRANO SUPREME (NZ) |
M |
5 |
Mark Walker |
|
104 |
51141x1x6x |
SOULCOMBE (GB) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
102 |
105 |
x46945438x |
SOUND (GER) |
H |
10 |
Michael Moroney |
|
106 |
59x432242x |
SPINPIX |
M |
7 |
Diane Poidevin Laine |
56 |
107 |
4408x0412x |
SPIRIT RIDGE (GB) |
G |
8 |
Annabel Neasham |
100 |
108 |
7x9644188x |
STOCKMAN (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Joseph Pride |
107 |
109 |
1223x0923x |
STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
77 |
110 |
151471324x |
SUPAGIRL (IRE) |
M |
4 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
|
111 |
20x155021x |
SUREFIRE (GB) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
103 |
112 |
1600x7522x |
SWORDS DRAWN |
G |
7 |
Michael Moroney |
|
113 |
60738x692x |
TARAMANSOUR (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Matt Cumani |
|
114 |
46x31x47x |
TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Joseph O’Brien |
|
115 |
74x319x64x |
THIRD REALM (GB) |
H |
5 |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
|
116 |
3x4565x70x |
TIMOUR (FR) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
|
117 |
71x1x6x54x |
TIP OF THE SPEAR (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Annabel Neasham |
72 |
118 |
811x8x601x |
TORRENS |
H |
6 |
Marc Chevalier |
101 |
119 |
x55555066x |
TRADUCE (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
|
120 |
3219x7000x |
TRALEE ROSE (NZ) |
M |
6 |
Symon Wilde |
|
121 |
x05725052x |
TRUE MARVEL (FR) |
G |
7 |
Matthew Smith |
74 |
122 |
6x6220151x |
UNCLE BRYN (GB) |
G |
5 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
|
123 |
17x41x |
UNITED NATIONS (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
124 |
00x535601x |
VOW AND DECLARE |
G |
7 |
Danny O’Brien |
|
125 |
563x12121x |
WAHINE TOA |
M |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
126 |
21x34x342x |
WINEGLASS BAY (IRE) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
68 |
127 |
1x2410x50x |
YALETOWN |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
85 |
128 |
291x24142x |
YAPHET |
G |
4 |
Cliff Brown |
|
129 |
50x0x1x0x |
YARRAWONGA (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
|
130 |
8435x48x7x |
YOUTH SPIRIT (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
93 |
131 |
x00909702x |
ZEGALO (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Mike Cattell |
64 |
132 |
x4147x000x |
ZEYREK (FR) |
G |
6 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
93 |
133 |
6x4432x11x |
ZOOM (GB) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Sydney Cup First Acceptances
Sydney Cup first acceptances are taken in early March a month after the original nominations and about four weeks out from race day.
The 2023 Sydney Cup first acceptances close at 12:00pm (local Sydney time) on Tuesday the 7th of March, 2023.
The 2023 Sydney Cup first acceptances are now out featuring 81 of the season’s top stayers with updated markets led by the UK-trained international entry Earl Of Tyrone and Ciaron Maher & David Eustace’s European expat Glory Daze who is two from three down under at time of publish.
|
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Ballot |
Weight |
True Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
3x335291x2 |
GOLD TRIP (FR) |
H |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
1 |
59.5kg |
59.5kg |
|
117 |
2 |
21x13439x8 |
KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) |
G |
8 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2 |
56.5kg |
56.5kg |
|
111 |
3 |
9x4411x46x |
REGAL POWER |
G |
7 |
John Leek (Jnr) |
3 |
56kg |
56kg |
|
110 |
4 |
x36x403x2x |
BARON SAMEDI (GB) |
G |
6 |
Joseph O’Brien |
4= |
55kg |
55kg |
|
108 |
5 |
0x535601x2 |
VOW AND DECLARE |
G |
7 |
Danny O’Brien |
4= |
55kg |
55kg |
|
108 |
6 |
x536107x2x |
NO COMPROMISE (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Chris Waller |
6= |
54.5kg |
54.5kg |
|
107 |
7 |
x921177x88 |
SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
6= |
54.5kg |
54.5kg |
|
107 |
8 |
9644188×00 |
STOCKMAN (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Joseph Pride |
6= |
54.5kg |
54.5kg |
|
107 |
9 |
5x81x1215x |
RAISE YOU (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Joseph O’Brien |
9 |
54kg |
54kg |
|
106 |
10 |
0314x7106x |
ALEGRON |
G |
4 |
James Cummings |
10= |
53kg |
53kg |
|
104 |
11 |
35x15812x5 |
EMISSARY (GB) |
G |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
10= |
53kg |
53kg |
|
104 |
12 |
54x451214x |
GEAR UP (IRE) |
H |
5 |
Annabel Neasham |
10= |
53kg |
53kg |
|
104 |
13 |
41x08408x0 |
SELINO (GB) |
G |
7 |
Chris Waller |
10= |
53kg |
53kg |
|
104 |
14 |
128x3381x8 |
EL PATRONESS |
M |
4 |
Danny O’Brien |
10= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
104 |
15 |
5x341613x5 |
HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) |
M |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
10= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
104 |
16 |
2x171353x0 |
IL PARADISO (USA) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
16= |
53.5kg |
53.5kg |
|
103 |
17 |
7123820×77 |
ARAPAHO (FR) |
G |
6 |
Bjorn Baker |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
18 |
27×6412134 |
DIONYSUS (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
19 |
3111x360x1 |
EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) |
G |
5 |
William Haggas |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
20 |
13x9500x77 |
EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
21 |
6x5x080x24 |
KING OF DRAGON (JPN) |
H |
6 |
Yoshito Yahagi |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
22 |
x034363165 |
PERSAN |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
23 |
6220151×86 |
UNCLE BRYN (GB) |
G |
5 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
16= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
103 |
24 |
13×3213111 |
AQUACADE (NZ) |
M |
4 |
Lance Noble |
16= |
50.5kg |
50.5kg |
|
103 |
25 |
x155021x88 |
SUREFIRE (GB) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
25= |
52.5kg |
52.5kg |
|
102 |
26 |
42x64260x9 |
BENAUD |
G |
4 |
John O’Shea |
25= |
52kg |
52kg |
|
102 |
27 |
x7x5940x43 |
GRAND PROMENADE (GB) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
25= |
52kg |
52kg |
|
102 |
28 |
x112159x03 |
MANKAYAN (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
25= |
52kg |
52kg |
|
102 |
29 |
74x319x64x |
THIRD REALM (GB) |
H |
5 |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
25= |
52kg |
52kg |
|
102 |
30 |
x81x2480x1 |
SIR LUCAN (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
25= |
51.5kg |
50kg |
1.5kg |
102 |
31 |
51141x1x68 |
SOULCOMBE (GB) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
31= |
52kg |
52kg |
|
101 |
32 |
11x8x601x0 |
TORRENS |
H |
6 |
Marc Chevalier |
31= |
51.5kg |
51.5kg |
|
101 |
33 |
41x8045x83 |
AMADE (IRE) |
G |
9 |
Phillip Stokes |
33= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
100 |
34 |
6811×910 |
ASTERIX (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott |
33= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
100 |
35 |
551x51226x |
CLEVELAND (IRE) |
H |
5 |
Joseph O’Brien |
33= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
100 |
36 |
428120×643 |
LINCOLN KING (NZ) |
G |
8 |
Stephen Marsh |
33= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
100 |
37 |
41932311×6 |
SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) |
G |
8 |
Danny O’Brien |
33= |
51kg |
51kg |
|
100 |
38 |
0x34351111 |
RIGHT YOU ARE |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
33= |
50.5kg |
50kg |
0.5kg |
100 |
39 |
x80570501x |
LEADERBOARD (USA) |
G |
8 |
Mark Walker |
39= |
50.5kg |
50.5kg |
|
99 |
40 |
x94530x534 |
SACRAMENTO |
G |
6 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
39= |
50.5kg |
50.5kg |
|
99 |
41 |
3x051128x0 |
CADRE DU NOIR (USA) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
41= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
98 |
42 |
2x9248x972 |
NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) |
M |
7 |
Michael Moroney |
41= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
98 |
43 |
4147x000x1 |
ZEYREK (FR) |
G |
6 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
41= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
98 |
44 |
406x1311x1 |
KING FRANKEL (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Mark Newnham |
44= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
97 |
45 |
1x42847x44 |
MIDNIGHT BLUE |
G |
6 |
John Leek (Jnr) |
44= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
97 |
46 |
10x6545x09 |
GLINT OF HOPE (JPN) |
M |
4 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
46= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
96 |
47 |
1600×75221 |
SWORDS DRAWN |
G |
7 |
Michael Moroney |
46= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
96 |
48 |
30x044x918 |
CHALK STREAM (GB) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
48 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
95 |
49 |
435x48x742 |
YOUTH SPIRIT (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
49 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
93 |
50 |
8x064314x6 |
GIN MARTINI (NZ) |
M |
4 |
John Sargent |
50= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
92 |
51 |
2x470x8x80 |
NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
50= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
92 |
52 |
0x1205x511 |
GLORY DAZE (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
52= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
88 |
53 |
1105x897x0 |
MEMPHIS (GER) |
M |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
52= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
88 |
54 |
2162334×85 |
ATHABASCAN (FR) |
H |
4 |
John O’Shea |
54 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
87 |
55 |
x8381307x7 |
HERMAN HESSE (GB) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
55 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
86 |
56 |
8x835593x5 |
LE BAOL (FR) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
56 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
85 |
57 |
44087340×0 |
ALAKAHAN (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
57= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
84 |
58 |
2x318x3x |
LIONEL (GB) |
G |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
57= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
84 |
59 |
74x15x7677 |
RAGING BULL |
G |
4 |
David Payne |
57= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
84 |
60 |
45111511×6 |
SAUNTER BOY (FR) |
G |
10 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
57= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
84 |
61 |
x707413350 |
SOPRANO SUPREME (NZ) |
M |
5 |
Mark Walker |
61 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
82 |
62 |
344x25x343 |
ALMANIA (IRE) |
G |
7 |
Kris Lees |
62 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
81 |
63 |
x057250523 |
TRUE MARVEL (FR) |
G |
7 |
Matthew Smith |
63 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
79 |
64 |
3x64533x68 |
CABOCHE (NZ) |
G |
4 |
Chris Waller |
64= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
78 |
65 |
x4565x7043 |
TIMOUR (FR) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
64= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
78 |
66 |
21234×7479 |
PESTO (GB) |
G |
7 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
66 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
77 |
67 |
1725×90 |
MURAMASA |
C |
3 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
67 |
49kg |
49kg |
|
76 |
68 |
416x486x |
DILLIAN (IRE) |
H |
4 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
68= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
74 |
69 |
x86410x002 |
NOONDAY GUN (GB) |
G |
6 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
68= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
74 |
70 |
46x31x47x |
TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS (IRE) |
G |
4 |
Joseph O’Brien |
68= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
74 |
71 |
80x02811x8 |
OSO SAVVY (NZ) |
G |
6 |
John Wheeler |
71= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
72 |
72 |
11x207x90x |
SIR LAMORAK (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Kris Lees |
71= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
72 |
73 |
x134115x60 |
ESSENTIAL SKY (NZ) |
M |
5 |
John Sargent |
73= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
71 |
74 |
7332×00731 |
OZ LEGEND (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Chris Waller |
73= |
50kg |
50kg |
|
71 |
75 |
5555506643 |
TRADUCE (NZ) |
G |
6 |
Michael Moroney |
75 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
70 |
76 |
3x31119x86 |
FATHER’S DAY (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Bjorn Baker |
76 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
69 |
77 |
17541274×5 |
BOYSZEE |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
77 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
67 |
78 |
5752911×78 |
BASTIDA (NZ) |
G |
4 |
John Sargent |
78 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
66 |
79 |
50x0x1x0x |
YARRAWONGA (IRE) |
G |
5 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
79 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
65 |
80 |
0090970234 |
ZEGALO (IRE) |
G |
6 |
Mike Cattell |
80 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
63 |
81 |
59×4322426 |
SPINPIX |
M |
7 |
Diane Poidevin Laine |
81 |
50kg |
50kg |
|
55 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Sydney Cup Tips
Sydney Cup tips favour proven stayers with good lead-up form at Randwick or Rosehill, especially those that ran well in the previous weekend’s Chairman’s Handicap.
Horses carrying between 52kg and 55.5kg also make for a top Sydney Cup tip with only two winners since 2000 carrying more than that to victory with Gallic (56kg in 2007) and Mourayan (58kg in 2013).
Three-year-olds have poor form in the race with just two wins since 1983 most recently Tie The Knot (1998) for his first, while the last mare to win was Jessicabeel (2010).
2023 Sydney Cup Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Sydney Cup 2023 betting tips and exotic selections on the two mile autumn classic will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the stayers to back and sack in this year’s Sydney Cup trifecta.
- To Win: #12 High Emocean ($17 at time of publish)
Going for an upset in the Sydney Cup, which isn’t uncommon in this two-mile autumn classic, and have the underrated Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Ocean Park mare High Emocean on top at any old price of 16/1 (at time of publish). Rated here the roughie of the race in the Melbourne Cup at this distance in the spring, and she was huge finishing third to Gold Trip. Strange to have her turning the tables, but the weights suit her again. She’s rock-hard fit fourth-up and on the quick back-up after her fourth to Surefire in last Saturday’s Group 2 Chairman’s Quality. Down from 56kg there to 51kg. Needs to slot in from that wide alley, but think she can surprise quite a few of these at a big price if she gets the right run.
Sydney Cup Form Guide
The Sydney Cup form guide gives punters all the information they need pre-betting including the trainers, jockeys, weights and barriers for all the horses in the field.
Looking at the Sydney Cup lead-up form is important with gallopers that finished top four in their final lead-up runs dominating the race, while the Chairman’s Handicap is the best form line for the two mile showdown.
Trainer Chris Waller has prepared five Sydney Cup winners in the past decade with Stand To Gain (2011), Grand Marshal (2015), Who Shot Thebarman (2018), Shraaoh (2019) and Selino (2021).
Jim Cassidy is the leading Sydney Cup jockey with three winning rides to date including on the Chris Waller-trained 40/1 roughie Grand Marshal (2015).
The 2022 Sydney Cup form was franked with Knights Order coming back that spring to place third in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
Sydney Cup Form Facts
- The only Sydney Cup winners to finish worse than fourth in their lead-up run since 2006 are Stand To Gain (2011) and Explosive Jack (Tancred Stakes 10th in 2023).
- Only five mares have beaten the boys in the Sydney Cup results in the past 30 years most recently Etah James (2020) and Jessicabeel (2010) a decade apart.
- Five-year-olds won seven of the editions of the Sydney Cup from 2011 – 2023 most recently Explosive Jack (2023).
- In the years from 2008 – 2023 five favourites in Sydney Cup betting saluted for the punters.
- The longest priced Sydney Cup winners in the past 30 years were Just A Dancer ($41 in 1991) and Grand Marshal ($41 in 2015).
- Barrier eight has produced the most Sydney Cup winners (since 1983) with 10.
2023 Sydney Cup Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Sydney Cup 2023 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Sydney Cup Records
Below we take a look at some of the Sydney Cup race records like what horse has run the fastest time in the Sydney Cup.
Sydney Cup Race Record: Apollo Eleven (1973) and Just A Dancer (1991) currently co-hold the Sydney Cup winning time record of 3:19.90.
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory (since 1970): My Good Man (60kg in 1978)
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory (since 1970): Palace Revolt (48.5kg in 1989)
Sydney Cup Results
Sydney Cup results in the past 10 years have been dominated by the favourites.
The longest priced Sydney Cup winners in that time however were Explosive Jack ($26 in 2023), Selino ($26 in 2021), Grand Marshall ($41 in 2015) and Stand To Gain ($21 in 2011) so upsets are also not uncommon.
Some of the most noteworthy Sydney Cup winners in the past 30 years include The Offer (2014), Jessicabeel (2010) and Makybe Diva (2004).
Past Sydney Cup Winners
Recent Sydney Cup winners and place-getters going back to 2000 are detailed in the below table.
Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
2023 |
Explosive Jack |
True Marvel |
Knights Order |
3:26.9 |
2022 |
Knights Order |
Sheraz |
Daqiansweet Junior |
3:32.2 |
2021 |
Selino |
Rondinella |
Miami Bound |
3:23.1 |
2020 |
Etah James |
The Chosen One |
Raheen House |
3:28.4 |
2019 |
Shraaoh |
Vengeur Masque |
Glory Days |
3:22.0 |
2018 |
Who Shot Thebarman |
Zacada |
Sir Charles Road |
3:20.0 |
2017 |
Polarisation |
Who Shot Thebarman |
Big Duke |
3:29.1 |
2016 |
Gallante |
Libran |
Grand Marshal |
3:24.5 |
2015 |
Grand Marshal |
Who Shot Thebarman |
Like A Carousel |
3:24.7 |
2014 |
The Offer |
Opinion |
Sertorius |
3:23.8 |
2013 |
Mourayan |
Norsqui |
Aliyana Tilde |
3:24.2 |
2012 |
Niwot |
Efficient |
Once Were Wild |
3:20.4 |
2011 |
Stand To Gain |
Older Than Time |
Solid Billing |
3:29.1 |
2010 |
Jessicabeel |
Divine Rebel |
Harris Tweed |
3:21.8 |
2009 |
Ista Kareem |
Divine Rebel |
Mr Tipsy |
3:27.4 |
2008 |
No Wine No Song |
Pentathon |
Lang |
3:25.5 |
2007 |
Gallic |
Irazu |
No Wine No Song |
3:27.3 |
2006 |
County Tyrone |
Zabeat |
Three Chimneys |
3:22.6 |
2005 |
Mahtoum |
County Tyrone |
Philosophe |
3:27.6 |
2004 |
Makybe Diva |
Manawa King |
Mummify |
3:21.2 |
2003 |
Honor Babe |
County Tyrone |
Grey Song |
3:30.5 |
2002 |
Henderson Bay |
Mr. Prudent |
Spirit of Westbury |
3:26.7 |
2001 |
Mr. Prudent |
Prophet’s Kiss |
Starina |
3:26.9 |
2000 |
Streak |
Sharscay |
Ears’ Ronny |
3:30.3 |